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Jamal Murray
Nuggets · G · 29
Jamal Murray
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2025-26
Zion Williamson
Pelicans · F · 26
Zion Williamson
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jamal Murray vs Zion Williamson

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Murray · Williamson
MurrayWilliamson
75Games
availability
62
35.4Minutes
per game
29.7
25.4Points
per game
21.0
4.4Rebounds
per game
5.7
7.1Assists
per game
3.2
1.3Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.3Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.0
48.3%Field goal %60.0%
43.5%Three-point %
7.5 vs 0.1 attempts
25.0%
88.7%Free throw %71.6%
62.2%True shooting
TS%
64.4%
26.9%Usage
USG%
25.0%
29.8%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.4%
6.3%Rebound %
of available
9.0%
+6.8Net rating
on court
-1.9
14.2%PIE
player impact estimate
14.1%
+5.8Plus-minus
per game
-1.3

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Jamal Murray scored more in 2025-26, 4.4 points a game apart (25.4 vs 21.0), on Murray's heavier usage (26.9% vs 25.0%).

Williamson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.4% to 62.2%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Murray (7.1 vs 3.2 assists), the glass to Williamson (5.7 vs 4.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Murray played 13 more games (75 vs 62 of 82).

With Murray on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.8 per 100 possessions, against -1.9 for Williamson; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Murray $50.1M through 2028-29, Williamson $42.2M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
MurrayWilliamson
48-27Record when playing22-40
23.7Points at home21.1
27.1Points on the road20.9
26.5Points in wins21.4
23.4Points in losses20.8
53Season high35
2330-point games5
18Double-doubles6
Murray · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 at MIN12 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs MIN24 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Sat, Apr 25 at MIN30 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Thu, Apr 23 at MIN16 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Apr 20 vs MIN30 pts · 7 reb · 7 ast
Williamson · last 5
Sun, Apr 5 vs ORL17 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 3 at SAC13 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Apr 2 at POR15 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Mar 29 vs HOU18 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Mar 27 at TOR22 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
Murray · contract
2026-27$50.1M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29$57.5M
Williamson · contract
2026-27$42.2M
2027-28$44.9M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).